What is CVE-2020-6650?

CVE-2020-6650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Ups Companion, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2020-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-6650?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-6650 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Eaton Ups Companion

CVE-2020-6650

UPS companion software v1.05 & Prior is affected by ‘Eval Injection’ vulnerability. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before using the input in a dynamic evaluation call e.g.”eval” in “Update Manager” class when software attempts to see if there are updates available. This results in arbitrary code execution on the machine where software is installed.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Eaton Ups_companion
Eaton Ups Companion Software — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6650?: CVE-2020-6650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eaton Ups Companion, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2020-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-6650?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6650 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.